# 115-hr-5782: Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2018

115-hr-5782, Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5782
- Congress: 115
- Title: Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2018-05-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Opioid Crisis Accountability Act of 2018 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit a drug manufacturer from engaging in illegal marketing and distribution practices, including falsely advertising, promoting, or marketing that an opioid has no addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining qualities or risks, supplying states or communities with a quantity of opioids that is not medically necessary, or failing to report any order or pattern of orders that would cause a reasonable person to believe the opioids were not being dispensed in a medically reasonable manner.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2018-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2018-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2018-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2018-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2018-11-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-5782 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5782)

## Related
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6033)
- [115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5374)
- [115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5087)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5782 (as of 2025-11-18).